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Plant and Cell Physiology Advance Access published online on January 19, 2005
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Plant and Cell Physiology 2005 © The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists (JSPP); all rights researved.
Received October 30, 2004
Accepted November 10, 2004

Mini Review

Rice Mutants and Genes Related to Organ Development, Morphogenesis and Physiological Traits

Nori Kurata 1*, Kazumaru Miyoshi 2, Ken-Ichi Nonomura 1, Yukiko Yamazaki 3, and Yukihiro Ito 1

1 Genetic Strains Research Center, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, 411-8540 Japan; School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, 411-8540 Japan
2 Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
3 Genetic Strains Information Center, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, 411-8540 Japan; School of Life Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, 411-8540 Japan

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nori Kurata, E-mail: nkurata{at}lab.nig.ac.jp


  Abstract

Recent advances in genomic studies and the sequenced genome information have made it possible to utilize phenotypic mutants for characterizing relevant genes at the molecular level and reveal their functions. Various mutants and strains expressing phenotypic and physiological variations provide an indispensable source for functional analysis of genes. In this review, we cover almost all of the rice mutants found to date and the variant strains that are important in developmental, physiological and agronomical studies. Mutants and genes showing defects in vegetative organs; leaf, culm and root, influorescence, reproductive organ and seeds with an embryo and endosperm are described with regards to their phenotypic and molecular characteristics. A variety of alleles detected by QTL analysis, such as heading date, disease/insect resistance and stress tolerance, are also shown.

Keywords: developmental mutant; physiological mutant; trait gene; phenotype; rice organ.
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